jumper cables
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jumper cables — n. a pair of long, thick, insulated electrical wires with large, clamplike terminals: used to start a motor vehicle s engine by connecting its dead battery to a live battery * * * … Universalium
jumper cables — jumper .cables n [plural] AmE thick wires used to connect the batteries of two cars in order to start the car that has lost power … Dictionary of contemporary English
jumper cables — jumper ,cables noun plural AMERICAN wires that you use to start a car by connecting it to the motor of another car … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
jumper cables — n. a pair of long, thick, insulated electrical wires with large, clamplike terminals: used to start a motor vehicle s engine by connecting its dead battery to a live battery … English World dictionary
jumper cables — noun plural : a pair of heavy duty electrical cables with alligator clips used to make a connection for jump starting a vehicle called also booster cables * * * jumper cables plural noun (N American) Jump leads • • • Main Entry: ↑jump * * *… … Useful english dictionary
jumper cables — N PLURAL Jumper cables are the same as jump leads. [AM] … English dictionary
jumper cables — noun plural Date: circa 1926 a pair of electrical cables with alligator clips used to make a connection for jump starting a vehicle … New Collegiate Dictionary
jumper cables — noun (plural) AmE jump leads … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
jumper cables — UK / US noun [plural] American jump leads … English dictionary
jumper cable — noun a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads • Syn: ↑jumper lead, ↑lead, ↑booster cable • Hypernyms: ↑jumper, ↑wire, ↑conducting wire … Useful english dictionary